Jerry McCarthy
Jerry McCarthy | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | May 23, 1923|
Died: October 3, 1965 Oceanside, New York, U.S. | (aged 42)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 19, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 23, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 2 |
At bats | 3 |
Hit(s) | 1 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Jerome Francis McCarthy (May 23, 1923 – October 3, 1965) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1948. McCarthy was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 23, 1923. He entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1941.
McCarthy played varsity football as a sophomore, but then left school to serve in the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 until 1945. When he returned to Penn in 1946, he rejoined the varsity football team as a lineman, and served as captain. He also played first base on Penn's varsity baseball team, serving as its captain in 1948. McCarthy was honored by his senior class as Bowl Man.
After graduation, McCarthy was signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent. He made his major league baseball debut on June 19, 1948, as a first baseman with the Browns. He played only the one season.
McCarthy later became an advertising salesman for the Army Times Publishing Co., in New York City. He was living in Freeport, Long Island, at the time of his death in Oceanside, New York, on October 3, 1965.
References
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[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Jerome Francis McCarthy biography
- 1923 births
- 1965 deaths
- Penn Quakers baseball players
- Penn Quakers football players
- St. Louis Browns players
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- Baseball players from Brooklyn
- Players of American football from Brooklyn
- Columbus Cardinals players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- San Antonio Missions players
- Springfield Browns players
- Burials at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood
- American baseball first baseman stubs